Little Leverentz Lake near Baldwin: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Little Leverentz Lake is listed under Lake County, Michigan. The setting is rolling bush on every side. Surface area runs to about 4 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Lake County. Nearest town is Baldwin, 1.6 miles off. For a city, Grand Rapids is 66 miles off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Little Leverentz Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Lake County include rainbow trout, brook trout and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Little Leverentz Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 68°F and January about 20°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to mid December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Little Leverentz Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. A ramp at Leverentz Lake Boat Launch is mapped half a mile away. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Leverentz Lake is 0.2 miles off. Ask locally about Little Leverentz Lake if anything is unclear.